US one-hundred-dollar notes are seen in this picture illustration taken in Seoul Feb. 7, 2011. — REUTERS By Luisa Maria Jacinta C. Jocson, Reporter THE COUNTRY posted a balance of payments (BoP) deficit of $724 million in October as Read More

A store attendant checks the canned goods display inside a grocery in Quezon City, Oct. 19, 2024. — PHILIPPINE STAR/MIGUEL DE GUZMAN By Luisa Maria Jacinta C. Jocson, Reporter INFLATIONARY PRESSURES could prompt the Philippine central bank Read More

THE PESO sank to an over two-year low on Wednesday amid escalation in the Russia-Ukraine war as well as further signals on US President-elect Donald J. Trump’s economic policies. The local unit closed at Read More

THE PHILIPPINE Economic Zone Authority (PEZA) has greenlit P186.098 billion in investment pledges as of Nov. 13, surpassing the total approvals in 2023. This was 32.1% higher than the P140.884 billion worth of investments it approved in the Read More

(L-R) FINANCE UNDERSECRETARY and Chief Economist Domini S. Velasquez; Zafer Mustafaoglu, country director for the Philippines, Malaysia, and Brunei at the World Bank; Pavit Ramachandran, country director for the Philippines at the Asian Development Bank; Read More

Jeremiah Cayondong, Jun Carlo Luchavez and Marlon Silang (2nd to 4th from left) are the first Filipino batch of the AboitizPower-JERA talent exchange program, receiving training and experience at Japan’s Hekinan Thermal Power Station. Read More

“THE INTEGRITY of our distribution system is really, parang (kind of) in danger if our system is not really that storm-hardened” — Meralco Executive Vice-President and Chief Operating Officer Ronnie L. Aperocho. — MERALCO’S FACEBOOK ACCOUNT Read More

PHILSTAR FILE PHOTO THE Toll Regulatory Board (TRB) expects the implementation of at least three toll road projects proposed by San Miguel Corp. (SMC) next year, according to the regulator’s executive director. “By 2025, hopefully Read More

FILINVEST.COM LISTED Filinvest REIT Corp. (FILRT) targets an expansion of the occupancy rate of its office portfolio to 95% by 2026 as the company looks to sustain growth, its president said. “FILRT aims to reach an Read More

1 of 2 VENCHI, the Italian brand of chocolate and gelato that has been delighting customers since 1878, has arrived in the Philippines. It was founded by Silviano Venchi who spent all his savings to buy two bronze Read More